Job Posting: Product Manager of Helmets and Glasses, Garneau

Are you passionate about bikes, gear and apparel? If so, Garneau wants to hear from you.

The premiere Quebec-based cycling brand recently put out the call for a Product Manager – Helmets and Glasses in its Accessories Division, describing the ideal candidate as an “avid cycler, enthusiastic in developing new products and an innovation fanatic.”

“Under the supervision of the Director of Products-Accessories, this person will be entirely responsible for the establishment of product specifications, carry out the search for suppliers abroad and monitor the production of the helmet and glasses’ product line,” the job posting reads.

More specifically, other duties listed by Garneau include:

– Study market trends, competitors and the competition (benchmarking), including target prices
and disclose this information to the Product Selection Committee;

-Stay abreast of new technologies (technological watch) and new trends that can improve and
maximize the development of new products;

– Participate in the selection of new products to determine the line of products to be developed,
working in collaboration with the members of the Product Selection Committee;

– Collaborate in the creation of styles and ensure the technical development of new products,
participating in fitting sessions making sure standards are met (functionality, quality, comfort,
aesthetics);

– Ensure that each style’s profitability and price targets are attained;

– Supply products, drawings or photos and characteristics of products under his responsibility that
are required for the production of catalogs;

– Collaborate in the merchandising strategy with the Marketing Department;

– Prepare and deliver presentations at the biannual sales meetings;

– Test or ensure third-party testing of products, collect and analyze user comments;

– Ensure product conformity in terms of quality by, among other things, on-site visits to the
factories;

– Establish and maintain an excellent collaboration and leadership with other development team
members such as Product Managers, Designers, Patternmakers, Raw Materials, Purchasers, Quality Control, Internal Product Teams, as well as external suppliers;

– Perform other duties as requested by his immediate supervisor.

Requirements:

– You hold a College or University Degree related to product development, industrial design or
engineering;

– You have relevant experience as Product Manager or development of product lines (an asset);

– You possess very good knowledge of the helmet and glasses market (an asset);

– You are able to do advanced 3D modeling on solidworks or other software (essential);

– You are an avid cycler (essential);

– You are bilingual, English and French, oral and written;

– You are willing to travel abroad;

– You are rigorous, creative, organized.

To apply, contact embauche@louisgarneau.com.